Staying healthy, the top New Year’s resolution
Giving more attention to staying fit and healthy is topping the list of New Year's resolutions.
A new year is always a time for looking...
Language delay in bilingual children
Sharon Unsworth and Aniek Ebbinge explain how to detect language delays in your bilingual child. How do you know if your bilingual child has a...
#CoronaChronicles – Why so many cases in the Netherlands?
My 7-year-old intently looked into my eyes and asked "mama, why are there so many corona cases in our country? Isn't our healthcare system...
Travelling to your home country? Vaccination against Hepatitis A might be needed
When you go on holiday or will be visiting family abroad, a vaccination against Hepatitis A might be necessary. For you but more likely,...
Winter wellness and seasonal eating
Moving from sunny South Africa to Europe I became much more aware of the seasons and the distinct differences between them. It is as...
Crisis hour support: Building immunity by ‘eating a rainbow’
By now we are all doing our bit to flatten the corona curve. Those who can, are working from home, schools and recreational venues...
Towards immunity – isolate the fish or clean the bowl?
Everyone who has ever owned a pet goldfish will understand this analogy. When the fish gets sick, what is the best remedy? Do we...
New tool to request Dutch housing and healthcare allowance
College Life, an international student hub in the Netherlands, has launched a new online tool that provides a simple and transparent way to request...
Doctor’s prescription not the only medicine
There is a new community in the Netherlands called Dokter & Bewegen (doctor and exercise), which wants to offer a platform to practitioners who...
Small increase in health insurance premiums for 2020
Each year in November, health care insurance providers announce their premiums for the following year. In 2020 premium changes vary from an almost 10...
Tumor removed from PSV defender Baumgartl
Timo Baumgartl has had a tumor removed. The 26-year-old defender of PSV, on loan to FC Union Berlin, will not be in action this...
